$1.29 Cookies

Saturday, October 16th 2010

I was at the grocery store this afternoon when a lady grabbed my attention on the aisle.

She didn't say anything, but somehow pulled me aside and started pointing to something up on the shelf.

I thought she wanted me to reach for something high up for her, but then she was only pointing to the price tag and began asking me which price belonged to the box of cookies in her hand. She was asking this without words because it was clear she didn't speak English.

I found the price which was $2.99 for the cookies and she put them back. Then she pointed at a price tag that said $1.99 and was motioning with her hands to ask me which product matched that price. It was a cheaper box of cookies but she quickly decided she didn't want those.

Next was a price tag for $1.29 which she pointed to and sort of giggled at the same time because this was turning into a game of some kind. I've never done this before, but I will say that it was just the sort of thing I like to do. I was so pleased that I was the one she stopped for help.

She thanked me for my assistance by smiling and nodding graciously. I smiled back and continued down the aisle. I'm thinking she's enjoying those $1.29 cookies right about now...

Then just as I made it home, my younger brother and his girlfriend arrived. I haven't seen them in months, so this was a real treat to get to see them. They spent the summer backpacking through Peru & Ecuador so we had a lot to talk about and I loved hearing their travel stories. We had lunch on an outdoor patio, talked, laughed and walked around eating ice cream afterwards. So fun!

Peace :)